Christopher J. Mertens
Mertens Law, LLC • Portland, OR
ForeclosureDebt Collection Consumer Protection Bankruptcy & Debt
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Contact
Email
chris@mertenscsblaw.com
Phone
(503) 822-6511
Address
1040 NE 44th Ave, Portland, OR, 97213, US
Professional
About
By understanding the financial systems behind the loans, servicers, and debt collectors, I am better able to provide individuals, families, and small business owners with a comprehensive set of strategic legal options whatever the problems they are facing. I not only want to help my clients obtain relief, but I want to affirmatively assert consumer rights to give my clients every advantage going forward so they feel empowered to achieve future financial goals. My ten years of experience in the bankruptcy field includes strategic tools to assist consumers and small business owners in working towards their financial goals. I do not represent banks or debt collectors. Mertens Law, LLC is committed to a focus on the vital area of student loan resolution, including strategic review and planning, default resolution, settlement negotiation, collection defense, and consumer claim prosecution. I also assist with:
About Foreclosure Law
Foreclosure attorneys help homeowners facing the loss of their property explore options to save their homes or minimize financial damage. Common matters include loan modification, foreclosure defense, short sales, deed in lieu.
Credentials
Education
2006 University of Washington School of Law J.D. 2001 Macalester College BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2015 Graduate - completed Bankruptcy Litigation Bootcamp, Max Gardner's Consumer Defense Academy 2015 Graduate - completed litigation bootcamp, Pete Barry's FDCPA/TCPA Bootcamp 2015 Graduate - completed student loan resolution workshop, Student Loan Law Workshop 2014 Pro Bono Assistance Award, Volunteer Lawyer Project 2013 Pro Bono Bankruptcy Attorney, Volunteer Layers Project
Publications
2015 Oregon Debtor-Creditor Newsletter Department of Education Proposes Another Income-Driven Repayment Option 2013 Family Law Book for Oregon State Bar Books Bankruptcy Chapter - 3 Family Law ch. 22 (OSB Legal Pubs 2013), 2007 81 The American Bankruptcy Law Journal 123 (2007), reprinted in 29 California Bankruptcy Journal 379 Travelers and the Implications on the Allowability Of Unsecured Creditors’ Claims for Post-Petition Attorneys’ Fees Against the Bankruptcy Estate 2006 15 Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal 233 Australian Insolvency Law and the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement—Catalyst, Reaction, and Solution,
Associations
2018 - Present Oregon State Bar Consumer Law Section Executive Council Member 2015 - Present Max Gardner's Consumer Defense Academy Member 2015 - Present Student Loan Law Workshop Graduates Member 2015 - Present Washington State Bar Association, Solo and Small Practice Section Member 2015 - Present Oregon State Bar, Consumer Law Section Member
Speaking
2016 Oregon Legal Aid Foreclosure Defense Attorney Training Mortgage Issues in connection with modifications and bankruptcy 2016 Audigy Student Summit Student Loan Planning for Recent Graduates 2015 Student Loan Law from a Student Loan Lawyer Student Loan Planning 2011 Oregon House Business and Labor Committee Testified in support of Senate Bill 935 to increase tools of the trade exemption. 2008 Bankruptcy: An In-Depth Guide to Practice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Taught by Current and Former Law Clerks means test issues, chapter 13 plan requirements, and objecting to discharge and dischargeability of debts
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Updated: Jun 06, 2026